Mental, emotional and social dimensions of quality of life and their relationship with physical and functional status in adults with haemophilia.

Introduction: A comprehensive treatment for patients with haemophilia (PwH) should focus on how the disease interferes with their mental, emotional and social environment to analyse if all the therapeutic efforts invested in their physical status have positive impact on a life worth living.

Aim: To analyse the correlation between the physical status of a cohort of adults with haemophilia and their mental, emotional and social states regarding their treatment modality; Also, to investigate which variables are most related to quality of life (QoL), joint health and emotional, mental and social states.

Methods: In this cross-sectional, 102 adults with haemophilia divided into a prophylactic group (G1, n = 77) and on-demand group (G2, n = 25) were included.

Exercise variables and pain threshold reporting for strength training protocols in people with haemophilia: A systematic review of clinical trials.

Introduction: Although strength exercise is often prescribed for people with haemophilia (PWH), it remains unknown how exercise variables and pain thresholds are used to prescribe strength training in PWH.

Aim: To analyse how strength exercise variables and pain thresholds have been used to prescribe strength training in PWH.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CENTRAL and CINAHL databases from inception to 7 September 2022.

Validation of the patients-specific functional scale in patients with haemophilia.

Introduction: A complete functional assessment is essential to measure health status and treatment effects in patients with haemophilia. The Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) is a reliable, valid, simple and quick scale that measures physical function in patients with musculoskeletal disorders. However, the reliability and validity of the PSFS have not been evaluated in patients with haemophilia.

Effectiveness of physical exercise on postural balance in patients with haemophilia: A systematic review.

Introduction: Balance training is important to improve balance and to decrease the risk of falls in patients with haemophilia (PWH).

Aim: To analyse the current knowledge about the effectiveness of physical exercise on postural balance in PWH.

Methods: A systematic search for clinical trials, published before November 2021, was conducted using the following electronic databases: PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase, Wiley Online Library and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL).

Effects of performing dual tasks on postural sway and postural control complexity in people with haemophilic arthropathy.

Introduction: People with haemophilic arthropathy (PWHA) have impairments in postural control. However, little is known about the effects of demanding conditions, including the unipedal stance and dual tasks, on postural control in PWHA.

Aim: Determine the effects of performing dual tasks while in the one-leg stance on postural sway and postural control complexity in PWHA vs.